Using a TEditMask
I want to have a field in outlook that is in the format
{1234567890123456789012345
The first part is an entryid of a contact item in outlook, which is always a set length, the second part is the contacts name.
I would like to have field control that only displays the name data and not the entryid data.
The question is can I do this with a mask, and if so, what would the syntax look like for the mask. I also don't want the entryid text to appear if the insertion point is entered into the field. In fact the contact name and entryid data cannot be entered manually, rather it will be filled from another form.
Is this possible with a mask, or do i need something a little different?
Jay
{1234567890123456789012345
The first part is an entryid of a contact item in outlook, which is always a set length, the second part is the contacts name.
I would like to have field control that only displays the name data and not the entryid data.
The question is can I do this with a mask, and if so, what would the syntax look like for the mask. I also don't want the entryid text to appear if the insertion point is entered into the field. In fact the contact name and entryid data cannot be entered manually, rather it will be filled from another form.
Is this possible with a mask, or do i need something a little different?
Jay
ginsonic
Maybe use POS function to find ; simbol and then use Copy function to copy from ; to end .
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To get the first part of the string :
Edit2.Text:=Copy(s,1,x-1);
Edit2.Text:=Copy(s,1,x-1);
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Look similar with my idea . Don't think ?
My idea is to use OnChange event of a regular TEdit component do do the desired task. The code implementation is actually the same, of course.
Regards, Geo
Regards, Geo
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I think so
Some body with a new face :) Just a joke .
I belive that JazC don't wish to type alike strings .
He want ( I think ) to read from a list a specified alike string and to display just the name part ( to display or modify the contact name ? )
So in my opinion your solution isn't desired one ( maybe I'm wrong and he really want to type alike strings ).
Anyway hope to solve JazC's problem .
Nick
I belive that JazC don't wish to type alike strings .
He want ( I think ) to read from a list a specified alike string and to display just the name part ( to display or modify the contact name ? )
So in my opinion your solution isn't desired one ( maybe I'm wrong and he really want to type alike strings ).
Anyway hope to solve JazC's problem .
Nick
If I have this problem, I will use a string array to do this job . Store ID and names . When choice a name (ID) get the correspondent ID (name).
Can modify what I need and when need to use just glue the ID+';'+name.
Sorry for my bad english .
Can modify what I need and when need to use just glue the ID+';'+name.
Sorry for my bad english .
OnChange event is fired when the Text property is changed. It doesn't matter if it has been changed manually (using keyboard) or via code (assignment) as it's in my example above.
Using OnChange you don't need to call any special convertion function explicitly every time when you are assigning a new value to the Text property. Just like an output mask would do. And that's our goal I think.
Regards, Geo
Using OnChange you don't need to call any special convertion function explicitly every time when you are assigning a new value to the Text property. Just like an output mask would do. And that's our goal I think.
Regards, Geo
I know that . And this is the similarity .
You convert when receive the text (inside OnChange) and I send already converted text.
Bouth codes do same work but at different moments.
But let's stop this topic. We can talk for a long time about ... :) Let's help people .
You convert when receive the text (inside OnChange) and I send already converted text.
Bouth codes do same work but at different moments.
But let's stop this topic. We can talk for a long time about ... :) Let's help people .
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The big thing is, this will be in an ActiveX control, the ActiveX control will reside in a Outlook econtact Form. The control can be bound by one piece of Data.
After saying that i thinkk I have answered my own question, just store the real value in a property that is bound, but only display the text name of the contact in a text box
Maybe I should have just slept on the idea for a night, I only came up with the idea yesterday.
Anyway, I will try it and see if I get a desired result.
Will get back to you people by the end of today.
Jay
After saying that i thinkk I have answered my own question, just store the real value in a property that is bound, but only display the text name of the contact in a text box
Maybe I should have just slept on the idea for a night, I only came up with the idea yesterday.
Anyway, I will try it and see if I get a desired result.
Will get back to you people by the end of today.
Jay
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